Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-14
The Erie-Crawford Plan.

The following plan has already
been adopted by the Republicans of
the counties of Erie and Crawford for
the future nomination Of their candl-
dates for Congress. With a few ad-
ditions and changes this plan can be
made applicable to this or to any of the
other new districts for Congress, and
to this and all State Senate districts.
Our purpose at present is to put it in
print, that it may be used as a refer
ence. and probably basis, for action
in this district.
We copy from the Republican pa
pers of Crawford County as follows:
1.-THE ERIE CRAWFORD PLAN"
The committees appointed by the
Republican County Conventions of
Crawford and Erie counties to consld-
er and report upon plan for making
Republican nominations for Repre-
sentatives in Congress in the new 26th
district, met in Cory on Thursday,
and after lengthy discussion of the
various evils to be abolished, it was
decided to try the plan OF submitting
the matter to direct vote OF the peo-
pie, as follows:
First. That primary elections in
both of said counties shall be held on
the Sd Thursday of June of each year
when a nomination for Congress is to
be made; the polls to be opened IN
the several voting places of the dis
trict at 2 O'Clock p m. of said day and
kept open until I p. m. The commit
tee would also recommend that the
primary elections for the nomination
of.county officers be held on the day
above named in both counties.
Second. That the Republicans
electors of the District shall vote di-
rectly for the candidates of their
choice without regard to location of
candidates, who shall be announced
according to the rules of the Repub'
lican party in the respective conntles,
and the tickets for Congress shall be
separate tickets; and the result OF the
votes so cast shall be taken by the
return delegate OF each election dis
trict to the respective County Con
yentions, which shall meet on FIJI
day, the day following said primary
election, and said County Conven'
tions shall canvass the votes cast in
each county respectively and an
nounce the result.
Third. Each of said County Con.
yentions shall appoint three return
delegates, who shall meet in the city
of Cory on the first Thursday after
said County Conventions are held
at IL O'Clock a. m, and shall aggre'
gate the total votes cast in both O
said counties at the primary elec-
tions. and the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes cast at the
primary elections shall be the Repub
lican candidate for Congress in the
district.
Fourth. The return delegates, 81
appointed, shall be the Republican
Congressional Committee of the dis
trict until the making Of the lex
succeeding Congressional nomina
ton, and shall attend to such duties
as will best promote the success o
the Republican candidate for Con
gress in the district; and said return
delegates shall have power to settl
all contests and disputed question
arising in connection with the count
ing of the votes aforesaid, and in cas-
there should be tie vote between
the highest two or more candidates
the nomination shall be determined a
the time by such candidates drawing
lots under the supervision of said re
turn delegates
The report was unanimousl.
agreed to and signed by the Confer
ees."